Is Netflix content boss Ted Sarandos — hater of cinemas — about to get on the board of the organization that runs the Oscars?

IndieWire reported that Sarandos is indeed chasing a slot on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board. “Sarandos is the fox in the Academy henhouse, the disruptor who is threatening the Hollywood studios in both television and movies.”

Next year, Netflix “movies” won’t be eligible for the Cannes Film Festival because of a new directive that states movies must be shown in theaters first.

Netflix debuts movies on its streaming service first or, at the very least, at the same time as in theaters. The firm may have lost out in France, but looks set to get its foot in the door here.